Little Falls transcript., 1887-03-25
Drainage.

AN ACT to provide for the formation and ORGAN
ization OF drainage districts for the draining
OF wet and overlooked lands for agricultural
and sanitary purposes.
Be 1t enacted by tine Legislature Of the State of
Minnesota:
SECTION l. Whenever the board Of county
commissioners OF any county In this state deem
it conducive to the public health, convenience
and welfare and Of public benefit and utility to
drain the wet or overtlowed lands in any portion
of their county they shall have the power at any
regular session to organize such county into q.
drainage district, and upon such Organization
the same shall be known and designated as the
- county drainage district" Such organi-
zatiou shall be effected by an order adopted by a
majority vote Of the whole number of commits
siouers, which order shall be in substantially the
following form:
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
The board OF county commissioners Of the
county Of ------ (naming the county, do hero
by order and determine that the said county be
district under and BY virtue OF the provisions Of
this act). [signedl --- -
r Attest: ----, County Auditor" ~
which order, shall be signed by the chairman
and attested by the auditor and recorded at
length IN the records Of the proceedings OF, the
county commissioners and in the drainage rec
ord hereinafter, provided for; sand thereupon
such county shall become a drainage district
without any further act or ceremony, aut. shall
Ds deemed TO have accepted all the provisions OF
th1s acs and to ba bound by all it's obligations
and requirements.
SEC. 2, The board Of county commissioners Of
any county SO organized into a drainage district,
as provided in the preceding section, shall be the
drainage commissioners of such district, and
shall be known by the corporate name OF the
"Dcard OF drainage commissioners OF -------
county drainage district" aud by that name
shall be body corporate with power to sue and
be sued, plsad and be i,npleaded, CONTRACT aud
be contracted with. They shall have the general
supervision AMI control Of all drainage matters
pertaining to their district subject TO the pro-
VISIONS and requirements OF this act. While
acting as drainage board they shall hold meet
lngs ror the transaction OF drainage business
separate and distinct from their meetings as
board OF county commissioners. and shall le
PAID for tteir services as 4 drainage board the
same per diem and mileage as is now allowed
them by law for their services as county com
missioners, which fees shall be paid by the treas
uEer OF the county upon the warrant Of the clerk
OF the drainage board out Of the drainage fund
hereinafter provided for; but they shall IL no
case draw pay for the same day in both capaci-
ties.
The chairman Of the board Of county COM
mlssioners shall be ex-otticio chairman OF the
board OF drainage commissioners.
SEC, 3. The county audto; Of each county so
org inized into a drainage district shall be the
clerk Of the board Of drainage commissioners OF
his county. He shall be the custodian Of all
DOCKS, papers and records pertaining to drainage
matters Ill his county, and shall keep in a we'll
bound book to be known as the Drainage Rec
ord" a record OF all the proceedings Of the board
OF drainage commissioners OF his county, and
shall enter at length wherein all orders and hpd-
ings Of the drainage commissioners pertaining to
Tho subject Of drainage
In addition 70 the salary allowed him bylaw
as clerk OF such board Of drainage commission
efs three dsllars ($3} Per day for each day such
board shall be in session, ten cents per folio for
the records he is required te make by the pro-
Visions OF this act five cents for fling each petit
tlol, order or other paper which he shall be re-
CURED to file and preserve as such clerk. and a
sum equal 70 one per cent in each year Of the
amount raised by special assessment for drain
age purposes in his county for such year as COM
pensation for oil other services herein required
ot h11n; AZ su0ia fees and seo1npensa to be
audised and allowed to him by the drainage
board Of his county and paid out Of the drainage
fund hereinafter provided for. = s 1.5..s
T SEC. 4, The county treasurer; OF each county
90 organtzed INTO drainage district shall te the
treasurer OF snch district He shall give kond
70 the board of arainage commissioners Of his
county, with sufficient sure5ies to be approved
determine. but in no case for lessithan the whole
amount Of money likely to come into his hands
IA any one year ~ such treasurer. Said bond
shall be conditioned that sueh treasurer. will
faithfully discharge the duties Of hts office, aud
thai be will receive. safely keep and pay over,
according to la,v, all moneys Which shall come
District He shs i ssesIye sseiss ana ssfeiy @ leep ii
moneys directed by law TO be paid him as sHph
treasurer, and shall pay ont the same only on
the Warrant Of the drainage CLERK Or order OF the
boafd OF drainage commissioners, signed by the
chairman and sttestea by the clerk thereof.
He Shall keep he FUNDS Of the drainage district
senasate and distinct from thosepf the: county.
and Keep proper accounts OF the sanas In suit
able books to be provided by the drainage COM
misslonsrs, and They may at any time require
sne srsssafsr s e and count 70 their pres
drainage district when the board deem u aavis K:
able. They may make the same arrangemenrs
Ior the deposit OF the funds Of the drainage dis
trict With any bank or banks as are auth0rized
by law for such tepoSfts Of county funds. As